With the legendary Ricardo Zamora as manager, the club subsequently won their first La Liga title that season and retained the title in He played eight consecutive seasons for the Rojiblancos until the —48 campaign.

With the departure of Herrera in , the club began to slip behind Real Madrid and Barcelona and for the remainder of the s were left to battle it out with Athletic Bilbao for the title of third team in Spain.

The following year the club reached the final, but lost to English side Tottenham Hotspur 5—1. Between and , Real Madrid dominated La Liga, winning the competition 14 times.

The club had further success winning the Copa del Rey on three occasions in , and Right away, Gil spent heavily, bringing in a number of expensive signings, most notably Portuguese winger Paulo Futre , who had just won the European Cup with Porto.

In the process, Gil developed a ruthless reputation due to the manner in which he ran the club. This prompted another managerial change along with a wholesale squad clearance during the summer transfer window.

The next season, —97, saw the club take part in the Champions League for the first time. Before the —98 season, the heavy spending continued with the signings of Christian Vieri and Juninho.

Ranieri handed in his resignation with the club sitting 17th out of 20 in the league table and heading towards relegation. However, the new stadium will change hands in and be owned by the club.

Madrid had applied to host the Olympic Games , losing out to Rio de Janeiro. The —08 season proved to be the most successful season for the club in the past decade.

They also reached the quarter-final round of the Copa del Rey , where they were beaten by eventual champions Valencia.

More significantly, the team finished the Liga season in fourth place, qualifying for the Champions League for the first time since the —97 season.

On 3 February , Javier Aguirre was dismissed from his post as manager after a poor start to the season, going without a win in six games.

He later claimed that this was not accurate, and that he had left by mutual termination rather than through sacking. He backed his former manager and said that, "Dismissing Javier was the easy way out, but he was not the cause of our problems.

The players are to blame because we have not been playing well and we have been committing a lot of errors.

Manzano himself was replaced with Diego Simeone in December after a poor run of form in La Liga. This ended a year and match winless streak in the Madrid derby.

The —13 season saw the club finish with three trophies in a little over a year. In , they won their third Europa League Championship by beating Marseille in the final match.

Historically, Real Madrid have long been seen as the establishment club. Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules.

Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Before this, the club played originally at the Ronda de Vallecas until The facility maintains grass and artificial patches as well as a gym.

Both the senior and youth squads train at the club-owned facilities. The club also runs an Academy in Bucharest , Romania, its first in Europe.

Many believe the change was done because red and white striped tops were the cheapest stripes to make, as the same combination was used to make bed mattresses, and the unused cloth was easily converted into football shirts.

The kit has been made by Nike for the past nine years, as the company wants to provide competition against Real Madrid , who have a deal with Adidas.

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The —13 season saw the club finish with three trophies in a little over a year. In , they won their third Europa League Championship by beating Marseille in the final match.

Historically, Real Madrid have long been seen as the establishment club. Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules.

Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Before this, the club played originally at the Ronda de Vallecas until The facility maintains grass and artificial patches as well as a gym.

Both the senior and youth squads train at the club-owned facilities. The club also runs an Academy in Bucharest , Romania, its first in Europe.

Many believe the change was done because red and white striped tops were the cheapest stripes to make, as the same combination was used to make bed mattresses, and the unused cloth was easily converted into football shirts.

The kit has been made by Nike for the past nine years, as the company wants to provide competition against Real Madrid , who have a deal with Adidas.

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